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Equity and inclusion 20 July 2023 Australia: Better access to higher education for Indigenous students in major reform of the sector
The Australian government has announced a set of reforms aiming to increase access to higher education for Indigenous students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. All Indigenous students will be guaranteed a Commonwealth-supported place at the university of their choice.
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Leading the profession 18 July 2023 Iraq: Respect educators and pay decent pensions!
In the Iraqi region of Kurdistan retired public educators are a forgotten group. The President of the Kurdistan Teachers’ Union (KTU) Abdulwahid Muhammad Haje calls for increased pensions and better living conditions for them.
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 July 2023 Tunisia: the government must respect the trade union rights of primary school teachers
In a letter of protest dated 13 July 2023 addressed to Tunisian Education Minister Ali Mohamed Al Boughdiri, Education International (EI) condemned the salary penalties imposed on teacher trade unionists calling for better funding of education in their country.
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Union growth 17 July 2023 Education International’s Executive Board: World Congress, 30 years of mobilising, artificial intelligence in education, addressing the global teacher shortage
The Education International Executive Board met online on July 6 and July 14. EI’s 9th World Congress held online on July 11 to 13, as well as the organisation’s strategy on the use of artificial intelligence in education, and the launch of the UN High-Level Panel on the Teaching Profession...
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Trade union rights are human rights 17 July 2023 Iran: Repeated chemical attacks on schools highlight gender-based violence and barriers to girls’ education
New research published by Education International maps the incidence of gas poisoning attacks on girls’ schools in Iran during the nationwide protests for “Woman, Life, Freedom.”
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Trade union rights are human rights 14 July 2023 Record high level of workers’ rights violations in 2023, Global Rights Index reports
Nine out of 10 countries violated the right to strike in 2023. 77% of countries excluded workers from establishing or joining trade unions. The 2023 Global Rights Index, launched on 30 June 2023, highlights the injustices faced by workers globally and the status of the countries with the highest violations...
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Leading the profession 14 July 2023 9th Education International World Congress: A testimony to the education professionals’ persistence
From July 11th–13th Education International (EI) member organisations around the world came together the 9th EI World Congress around the theme of ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’ Top education unionists representing 32 million educators in 381 unions in 178 countries met online to determine the policies, principles...
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Leading the profession 13 July 2023 9th World Congress: Increasing education budgets to develop a more just, inclusive, and sustainable world
From July 11th–13th Education International's member organisations around the world came together around the theme of ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’ On the third and final day, the delegates committed to continue their engagement with EI's Go Public! Fund Education campaign which calls on governments to invest...
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Leading the profession 12 July 2023 9th World Congress: Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy
From July 11th–13th Education International's member organisations around the world are coming together around the theme of ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’ On the second day of EI's 9th World Congress , education union delegates adopted several enabling resolutions which were brought about in relation to the...
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Leading the profession 11 July 2023 EI 9th World Congress: Educators connect to defend public education and elevate the profession
Union delegates representing Education International (EI) member organisations around the globe connected online to participate in the EI 9th World Congress , from July 11th–13th with the theme ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’
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Leading the profession 10 July 2023 EI's 9th World Congress: Beyond the pandemic, educators and their unions continue to make a difference worldwide
Education International (EI) General Secretary, David Edwards presented his Progress Report at the 9th EI World Congress, the first-ever World Congress held online, where union delegates representing EI member organisations around the globe are connecting from July 11th–13th around the theme of ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’
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Leading the profession 10 July 2023 Educators must use their power to mobilise their unions, communities, and the world for quality education
Education International (EI) President Susan Hopgood has formally opened the EI 9th World Congress , the first-ever World Congress held online, where union delegates representing EI member organisations across the globe the world will meet from July 11th–13th around the theme of ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 July 2023 Inclusive, quality education: the key to ending child labour
From India to Senegal, from Albania to Uganda and Mali, Education International (EI) members raised their voices in support of quality education to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on June 12th.
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 5 July 2023 Go Public! Advocating for progressive taxation to fund public education in Nepal
Education leaders and representatives from civil society came together at a three-day capacity building workshop in Nepal with a pressing agenda: to address the urgent need for increased domestic funding in the country's public education system. Their primary objective was to strengthen public education financing and advocate for the implementation...
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Democracy 4 July 2023 Your guide to connect with colleagues at the 9th EI World Congress
The 9th Education International World Congress is taking place online from July 11 to 13. This edition of our World Congress will focus on “Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy." Read on to see how you can connect with colleagues from across the world!
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Leading the profession 4 July 2023 Education International's 9th World Congress: Ready to come together globally for inclusive education and stronger unions
Union delegates representing Education International (EI) member organisations around the globe are getting ready to participate in the EI 9th World Congress , from July 11th–13th with the theme ‘Growing our unions, elevating our professions, defending democracy.’
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Union renewal and development 3 July 2023 Developing Child Labour Free Zones is a key to protecting children’s right to education
“This fight against child labour is grounded in Education International’s belief that education is a human right,” described Pedi Anawi, regional coordinator of EI Africa. “We believe that no child should be left behind.” Child labour prevents children from receiving the education they are entitled to. The online DC (development...
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Fighting the commercialisation of education 30 June 2023 Teachers Go Public to Transform Education in India
Under the theme – Teachers at the heart of transforming education in India, more than 25 thousand members of the All-India Primary Teachers' Federation (AIPTF) attended their 29th Biennial Conference held on 12 – 13 May at Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat).
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